Abstract:

Foreign language teaching is considered one of the most important educational and educational policies of the time and Turkey has been working on foreign language teaching from the past to the present day. The Ministry of National Education (MEB) has decided to implement a program focused on foreign languages at the high school level in the pilot schools specified during the 2017-2018 educational teaching period. In this study, foreign language-focused programs are evaluated according to the teachers who are the program's practitioners and the students who are implementing the program's tutors. According to the results of the study, the participating teachers indicate that the achievements in foreign language-focused programs are not in accordance with the levels of cognitive and social development of students and are unable to meet their needs in the field of foreign language learning. It says that the content is above the student level and is very intense. In addition, it points out that the recommended time in the programs is insufficient, while in the effort to complete the curriculum, there is not enough time to spoke and listening activities. The assessment is done with a result-oriented approach, and the students are also insufficient in portfolio assessment. When their opinions are addressed on the implementation of foreign language-focused programs at the high school level, the participating teachers evaluate this practice positively. In the framework of the study, the tutors of students who are taught in foreign language-based classes are also given opinions, and the participating tutors indicate that the main problem, the number of courses and the English-language lesson hours are more than necessary for students to experience the programs. Students experience difficulties in speaking English, behaving unwilling and scary. Nevertheless, the participating guardians consider the implementation of these programs at the high school level as a positive development.